Pre-School, Youth & Teen Programs and Specialty Camps

PRE-SCHOOL CAMPS


Curious Campers

Arts and crafts, games, storytime, special projects & outside play will be featured in this mini-camp designed for pre-schoolers. A snack will be provided. Please bring a swimsuit (for sprinkler play), towel, & sunscreen.

Who: Children ages 4 (by 12/31/10) - entering K
Meets: Monday - Friday
Session I: July 6 - 9 (It's a Bug's Life)
Session II: July 12 - 16 (Wild Wild West)
Session III: July 19 - 23 (Pirates and Treasure)
Session IV: July 26 - 30 (Hawaiian Luau)
Time: 9:00 - 12:00 pm
Fee: $44 for Session I / $55 each for sessions 2 - 4 (non-res. add $10)
Limit: Min. 7 Max. 20
Location: HK Old MS Room A-127
Instructor: Janet Mrozcka

Tiny Hawks Sports Camp
www.skyhawks.com

he essentials of soccer and basketball are introduced in a fun and safe environment with lots of encouragement. Campers must be between 42 and 48 months of age and toilet trained in order to participate. Children will learn balance, body movement, hand/eye coordination, and skill development through a series of sport-specific games tailored to their attention spans. Our staff are trained to handle the specific needs of these young athletes. Participant-to-coach ratio is approximately 8:1. Please bring water, sneakers, & wear sunscreen. Includes a t-shirt and a merit award.

Who: Boys & girls ages 3 - 4
Meets: Monday - Friday
Dates: July 6 - 9
Time: 9:00 - 10:15 am
Fee: $55 (non-residents add $10)
Location: HK HS Fieldhouse / outside
Coach: Skyhawks Staff

Dinosaur Discovery

Become a Paleontologist! Designed to give your child a hands-on experience while learning about dinosaurs. Students will use computer technology combined with fun games and crafts and even go on a fossil dig.

Who: Boys and girls ages 4 - 7
Meets: Monday - Thursday
Dates: June 21 - 24
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 am
Fee: $60 (non-residents add $10)
Location: HK HS Lower Media Center
Instructor: Computertots Staff

Gymnastics Camp

Students will be introduced to basic floor tumbling as well as some apparatus use. Participants will work on front rolls, back rolls, cartwheels, handstands and bridges. Older campers will be introduced to round-offs, limbers and handsprings. Students will learn to walk front and back on the balance beam as well as hops, skips and little jumps; work on the low-rail bar and learn squats and straddles on the vault.

Who: Boy and girls ages 3 - 10
Meets: Monday - Thursday
Dates: July 12 - 15
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am (ages 3 - 5)
Fee: $75 (non-res. add $10)
Location: HK HS Auxillary Gym
Coach: Maureen Aresco, Caffery's Dance School

PRE-SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS


Karate Kids

Children will have the opportunity to meet friends and build self-esteem while learning the meaning of self-respect, respect for others, self-discipline, concentration, and self-control. Students will be introduced to Washin-Ryu Karate-Do, a unique form of traditional Japanese Karate.

Who: Boys & girls ages 6 - 12
Meets: Mondays & Wednesdays
Session I: June 21 - July 19 (no 7/5)
Session II: July 21 - August 16
Time: 3:30 - 4:45 pm
Fees: $40 (2x a week) / $20 (1x a week) non-res. add $10 each session
Location: HK HS Fieldhouse
Instructor: Mike Moan, 7th Degree Black Belt / Mrs Wheeler, 2nd Degree Brown Belt (Assistant)

 

Curious Creatures

Children will learn and get to see a variety of exotic animals such as a tarantula, scorpion, tree frog, baby alligator, chinchilla, and a hedgehog. There will also be a variety of lizards including a dragon, iguana, skink and gecko as well as a variety of snakes including a python and a boa constrictor. The presentation is hands-on, interactive, educational and entertaining.

Who: Boys and girls ages 3 - 7
Date: Tuesday, July 20
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 am
Fee: $15 each / $10 each for siblings (non-residents add $5)
Limit: Min. 8 Max. 30
Location: HK HS Cafeteria
Instructor: Curious Creature Staff

UK Summer Soccer Fun

Participate in fun games to learn basic skills, become familiar with the rules of the game, & play small-sided scrimmages. Please bring ball, water bottle, & shinguards.

Who: Boys & girls ages 5 - 7
Meets: Tuesdays at Sheldon Small Upper Field or Thursdays at the HK HS Multi-Use Field
Session 1: June 29 - July 27 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Session 2: June 29 - July 27 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Session 3: July 1 - 29 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Session 4: July 1 - 29 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Fee: $50 each session (non-res. add $10)
Limit: Max. 12 each session
Coach: UK International Soccer Coaching Staff

 

YOUTH AND TEEN PROGRAMS

Horseback Riding

This horseback riding class will cover grooming, saddling, riding, safety skills, as well as fun games. Lessons are geared for the novice rider, but students with experience are welcome too. All equipment will be provided. English saddles will be used. The facility is lighted. For the camp, a snack will be provided. Visit www.dreammeadowfarmllc.com.

Who: Ages 6 & up
Limit: Max. 4 (evening) / 6 (camp)
Location: Dream Meadow Farm, 412 Candlewood Hill
Instructor: Tracy DeGennaro Higganum

Evening Classes (5:30 - 7:00 pm):
Session I: Mondays, June 28 - July 19
Session II: Tuesdays, June 29 - July 21
Session III: Mondays, August 2 - 23
Session IV: Tuesdays, August 3 - 24
Fee: $135 each session (non-res. add $10)

Camp (Monday - Thursday, 9:00 - 12:00 pm):
Session 5: July 26 - 29
Fee: $215 (non-res. add $10)

* There are still spots available in the spring sessions that start the first week in May. Call for more info.!

 

Babysitter's Training Program

Learn how to become a safe and responsible babysitter! Basic Child Care, First Aid, and injury prevention as well as other important topics to prepare young adults for babysitting will be discussed. An excellent opportunity to help build self-confidence as well as job leadership and decision-making skills. Upon completion, students will have the opportunity to add their names to the HK Rec. Dept.’s Babysitting Referral List. Fee includes a Red Cross Babysitting Manual & certificate.

Who: Students ages 11 - 15
Session 1: Monday, July 12 from 9:00 - 3:00 pm (one-day certification, please bring lunch)
Session 2: Monday, August 2 and Tuesday, August 3 from 5:45 - 8:45 pm
Fee: $70 each session (non-residents add $10)
Location: HK HS Lower Media Center
Instructor: Terri Benoit, American Red Cross

For more info. on Child Safety and Home Alone Tips, please check out this website: www.McGruff.org

Archery

Archery teaches patience, concentration and attention to detail. Being an individual sport, children will learn and have fun at their own pace. Safety and proper technique will be emphasized. There will be a "Carnival Day" where the class will have the chance to play "archery games" and win prizes. Individual equipment (bows, arrows, armguards) is provided.

Who: Ages 8 - 17
Meets: Wednesdays
Session 1: June 9 - July 7
Session 2: July 21 - August 18
Time: a) 6:00 - 7:00 pm (Beginner)
b) 7:00 - 8:00 pm (Intermediate/Advanced)
Fee: $60 (non-residents add $10)
Location: HHK Old MS Soccer Field (Rain Location: HK High School Cafeteria)
Instructor: William Hall, U.S. Regional Champion

Crossroads Driving School

Required by State Law! Parent/Student Orientation: All parents of students who are under the age of 18 and student drivers must attend orientation on July 12th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the HK HS Seminar Room. Students will not receive a certificate unless they, as well as at least one parent, attend this 2-hr. class. Students must attend all classes - if you miss a morning class, then attend the evening instead. For more info., please visit www.crdrivingschool.com

Who: Students ages 16 & up (must obtain a driver's permit before the end of class)
Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Location: HK HS Room C-220 or C-111
Instructor: Diane Stanley, Nancy McGee

Full Program - this course it 30 hours of classroom including the safe driving, drug and alcohol program, plus 8 hours of behind-the-wheel. Most insurance companies offer a discount if you take this full course. Driving sessions will be scheduled by the instructor. Dates are classroom only.
Dates: July 13 - August 5 (plus 7/12 Orientation)
Session 1: 8:30 - 11:00 am (10:30 am on 7/13, 7/14, 7/15, 8/5)
Session 2: 6:00 - 8:30 pm (8:00 pm on 7/13, 7/14, 7/15, 8/5)
Fee: $475 (non-residents add $10)

Safe Driving / Drug & Alcohol Program - this 8-hour course fulfills the mandatory requirement of the State of CT for license applicants who choose a Home Training Program. This course is required for all new drivers, including those over the age of 18.
Session 1: July 13, 14, 15 (plus 7/12 Orientation); 8:30 - 10:30 am or 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Session 2: August 9, 10, 11, & 12 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm in the HK HS Lower Media Center
Fee: $125 each session

Pre-Season Aerobics

Attention all athletes - get in shape for the fall season!

Who: High School - Adult
Meets: Monday - Friday
Dates: August 16 - 20
Time: 5:45 - 7:00 pm
Fee: $1 each night payable to instuctor
Location: HK High School Fieldhouse
Instructor: Liz Young

Kid's Entertainment Extravaganza

The HK Recreation Department has booked some funtastic shows. Children enrolled in our summer camp that week will be attending the show free of charge. All shows are at the HK HS Auditorium and are $2 per person.

BubbleMania - Comedy with a Drip
Wednesday June 30 1:00 - 1:45 pm

Loaded with visual comedy, quick wit, big band swing music and the untamed, often unbelievable qualities and beauty of spherical liquids. Casey Carle's creations grow from intricate and imaginative bubble art forms to "trapping" people inside bubbles! Includes GIANT Floating Spheres, incredibly Long Serpents of Soap Film, Bubbles that Bounce, gravity defying globs of bubble foam, A Bubble Cube, The Amazing Popcorn Machine, The mesmerizing Crystal Ball, The Bubble Spacecraft (actually spins), A bubble "volcano" and more!


Airborne Jugglers
Wednesday, July 21 1:00 - 1:30 pm

Joe Murray and Susan Kirkby have been delighting audiences for over 20 years. This high energy show combines juggling, magic, music, audience participation, and tons of fun for everyone.

The Yo-Yo Guy
Wednesday, August 4 1:00 - 1:45 pm

John Higby has been entertaining audiences since the 1990's. Using skill, audience participation, and unicycles, John gets everyone of all ages excited about the "state of Yo". He has been named the 2008 Guinness World Record Holder and the 2008 World Yo-Yo Champion in Artistic Performance by ESPN Magazines's "Unsung Hero".

 

SPECIALTY CAMPS

New! Roller Coaster Tycoon

Create the computer-generated theme park of your dreams! You are the designer of a park as large & exciting as you make it. Include a variety of rides, from a gentle train ride to the eye-popping roller coasters & thrill rides found in the real Six Flags® amusement parks. Manage an existing Six Flags® park or create your own park from scratch.

Who: Boys and girls ages 8 - 12
Meets: Monday - Thursday
Dates: June 21 - 24
Time: 10:15 - 12:15 pm
Fee: $110 (non-res. add $10)
Location: HK HS Lower Media Center
Instructor: Computer Explorers Staff


New! Movie Making 101 with Transformers

Do you want to be the next movie crictic? Using your own imagination, creativity, special digital movie making cameras, software and Transformers™, you will create your very own movie! You will become part of a team of writers, photographers, directors and producers and create your own story and script, build various Transformers™ ® scenes and begin to edit your own movie.

Who: Boys and girls ages 6 - 12
Meets: Monday - Thursday
Dates: June 28 - July 1
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Fee: $110 (non-res. add $10)
Location: HK HS Lower Media Center
Instructor: Computer Explorers Staff

New! Mad Science - Young Wizards Science Academy!

Become a student of Wizardry with this magical science week. Great for Harry Potter fans! Uncover the scientific principles behind magic. Students will create the dreaded “potion of drought”, live a day in the life of a wizard’s best friend, create some instant “invisibility”, and whip up some troll boogers with a magic wand. The secrets of levitation and other magic tricks which have been passed on from wizards to magicians will be revealed to you. Fun, education, & discovery– perfect for any Young Wizard!

Who: Boys and girls ages 5 - 12
Meets: Monday - Thursday
Dates: July 6 - 9
Time: 9:00 - 12:00 pm
Fee: $114 (non-residents add $10)
Limit: Min. 8 Max. 25
Location: HK HS Lower Media Center
Instructor: Mad Science of SE CT staff

Performing Arts Camp: Acting, Singing, Dancing

This is an intensive, fun, highly charged program for the young drama, dance & singing enthusiasts. Some of the topics/activities include musical theater dance routines, theater games, acting terminology, improvisational exercises, concentration exercises, voice and speech, sense memory subtext, stage skills and script work. For the more experienced performers, there will be more challenging, new and exciting activities. The program concludes with a performance on the last day!

Who: Boys and girls ages 6 - 14
Meets: Monday - Friday
Dates: July 12 - 16
Time: 9:00 - 2:30 pm
Fee: $195 (non-residents add $10)
Limit: Min. 15
Location: HK HS Auditorium
Instructor: Performing Arts Instructors




Play-Well LEGOTM Engineering

I: Pre-Engineering (ages 5-6) - usng LEGOS TM, kids will create, play, and learn. Build a town, city, or star base with houses, buildings, pyramids, bridges, tunnels, towers, and more. Build motorized cars, trains, buses and trucks; race them, crash them, repair them. Explore the many possibilities of LEGOTM building systems while learning useful construction techniques.
II: Engineering FUNdamentals (ages 7-9) - using LEGOTM kids will explore concepts in physics, mechanical engineering, structural engineering and architecture while playing with your favorite creations. Learn how to design and build motorized machines, catapults, demolition derby cars, trucks and suspension bridges, buildings and other constructions. Each session will include directed projects with instruction, performance-oriented projects with guidance, and free-building time to construct that "really great project" with huge quantities of LEGOSTM. This is a fun, challenging, hands-on, and minds-on camp suitable for LEGOTM novices to "maniacs." Returning students will work on new projects and challenges.

Meets: Monday - Friday
Dates: July 19 - 23
Session I: 9:00 - 12:00 pm (ages 5 - 6)
Session II: 1:00 - 4:00 pm (ages 7 - 9)
Fee: $135 each session (non-res. add $10)
Limit: Min. 8 Max. 25
Location: HK HS Lower Media Center
Instructor: Play-Well Staff

New! Mad Science - Secret Agent Laboratory (James Bond Edition)

Develop your special agent and detective skills in this super hands-on week of fun! Uncover the science involved in evidence-gathering and analysis. Become a super sleuth and discover many of the science-based “tricks” that spies use. From decoding messages to metal detectors and night vision, campers will have the opportunity to check out spy equipment, and discover the exciting technological tools of detection.

Who: Boys and girls ages 5 - 12
Meets: Monday - Friday
Dates: July 26 - 30
Time: 9:00 - 12:00 pm
Fee: $124 (non-res. add $10)
Limit: Min. 8 Max. 25
Location: HK HS Lower Media Center
Instructor: Mad Science of SE CT staff

New! Going Green: Alternative Energy

This curriculum uses LEGO Renewable Energy Lab kits and is designed to help students grasp the abstract and sometimes difficult concept of energy through captivating and hands-on activities. Building projects such as turbine windmill, solar car and more will bring these science concepts alive! Students will make their own solar vehicles to take home.

Who: Boys and girls ages 7 - 12
Meets: Monday - Thursday
Dates: August 2 - 5
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Fee: $110 (non-res. add $10)
Location: HK HS Lower Media Center
Instructor: Computer Explorers Staff